Assembled model 1/100 battleship HMS Victory Heller 80897

HMS Victory (+1765) - 104-gun ship of the line of the first rank of the Royal Navy of Great Britain. Laid down on July 23, 1759, launched on May 7, 1765. He participated in many naval battles, including the Battle of Trafalgar, during which Admiral Nelson was mortally wounded on board. After 1812, it did not take part in hostilities, and since January 12, 1922, it has been permanently parked in the oldest sea dock in Portsmouth. The ship has now been restored to the condition it was in during the Battle of Trafalgar and has been converted into a museum which is one of Portsmouth's main attractions.

HMS Victory was named after five ships in the history of the Royal Navy. The first was launched in 1559 and was the flagship of the fleet of Sir John Hawkins, which in 1588 defeated the Great Spanish Armada and put an end to Spanish domination in world waters. Another ship that bore the glorious name "Victory" was a vessel designed by Thomas Slade and launched on May 7, 1765. The armament of the new pride of England consisted of 104 guns: 32-pounders on the lower deck, 24-pounders on the middle, 12-pounders on the upper deck, and finally a huge 64-pounder on the stern. The crew consisted of 850 sailors and officers. The combat path of HMS Victory was extremely colorful. In 1793, the ship took part in the operation to capture Toulon, and a year later - in actions in the Corsica area. It was during the siege of Calvi that Captain Horace Nelson lost an eye. In 1797, under the command of Admiral John Jervis, HMS Victory took part in the famous Battle of Cape St. Louis. Vincent, although the main role was played by HMS Capitan, which was commanded by none other than ... Horace Nelson, already in the rank of commander. HMS Victory had her day of glory on October 21, 1805 during one of the greatest naval battles in history: the Battle of Trafalgar. The combined Spanish-French fleet was completely outplayed thanks to the cunning tactics of Horace Nelson: 18 of the 33 ships were captured, 4 escaped, but were discovered and destroyed within two weeks, the rest, badly damaged, managed to hide in Cadiz. Thanks to the crushing victory of the British, Napoleon's dreams of conquering the sea fell. However, the victory had to be paid hard - Admiral Nelson was wounded during the encounter by a musket shot and shortly before the end of the battle he died in his cabin on the stern of HMS Victory. The ship itself was completely repaired after the battle and remained in service until 1812. In 1824, HMS Victory became the honorary flagship of the Portsmouth fleet and remains so to this day. In 1922, it was decided to thoroughly refurbish the ship in Portsmouth docks, restoring it to its Trafalgar-era appearance, and then make it available to the public. Today, every year thousands of tourists admire one of the most famous ships that ever sailed the world ocean.

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